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    Continuous-Flow LVAD Support Causes a Distinct Form of Intestinal Angiodysplasia
    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2017
    In:  Circulation Research Vol. 121, No. 8 ( 2017-09-29), p. 963-969
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    In: Circulation Research, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 121, No. 8 ( 2017-09-29), p. 963-969
    Abstract: The objective of this autopsy study was to determine whether gastrointestinal angiodysplasia develops during continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. Objective: LVAD support causes pathologic degradation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and bleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia at an alarming rate. It has been speculated that LVAD support itself may cause angiodysplasia. The relationship to abnormal vWF metabolism is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that abnormal gastrointestinal vascularity develops during continuous-flow LVAD support. Methods and Results: Small bowel was obtained from deceased humans, cows, and sheep supported with a continuous-flow LVAD (n=9 LVAD, n=11 control). Transmural sections of jejunum were stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate–conjugated isolectin-B4 for endothelium to demarcate vascular structures and quantify intestinal vascularity. Paired plasma samples were obtained from humans before LVAD implantation and during LVAD support (n=41). vWF multimers and degradation fragments were quantified with agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting. Abnormal vascular architecture was observed in the submucosa of the jejunum of human patients, cows, and sheep supported with a continuous-flow LVAD. Intestinal vascularity was significantly higher after LVAD support versus controls (5.2±1.0% versus 2.1±0.4%, P =0.004). LVAD support caused significant degradation of high–molecular-weight vWF multimers (–9±1%, P 〈 0.0001) and accumulation of low–molecular-weight vWF multimers (+40±5%, P 〈 0.0001) and vWF degradation fragments (+53±6%, P 〈 0.0001). Conclusions: Abnormal intestinal vascular architecture and LVAD-associated vWF degradation were consistent findings in multiple species supported with a continuous-flow LVAD. These are the first direct evidence that LVAD support causes gastrointestinal angiodysplasia. Pathologic vWF metabolism may be a mechanistic link between LVAD support, abnormal angiogenesis, gastrointestinal angiodysplasia, and bleeding.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0009-7330 , 1524-4571
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310848
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2017
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    Addressing Microaggressions in the Health Care Workplace: Giving Trainees a Voice
    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2022
    In:  Academic Medicine Vol. 97, No. 6 ( 2022-06), p. 772-773
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    In: Academic Medicine, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 97, No. 6 ( 2022-06), p. 772-773
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1040-2446
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004475
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Clinical and In Vitro Evidence That Left Ventricular Assist Device–Induced von Willebrand Factor Degradation Alters Angiogenesis
    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2018
    In:  Circulation: Heart Failure Vol. 11, No. 9 ( 2018-09)
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    In: Circulation: Heart Failure, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 11, No. 9 ( 2018-09)
    Abstract: Gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia is a major problem in continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. LVAD shear stress causes pathologic degradation of VWF (von Willebrand factor). A mechanistic relationship between VWF degradation and angiodysplasia has not been explored. We tested 2 novel hypotheses: (1) clinical hypothesis: VWF fragments are elevated in LVAD patients that develop angiodysplasia and (2) in vitro hypothesis: VWF fragments generated during LVAD support alter angiogenesis, which may contribute to angiodysplasia. Methods and Results Clinical study: Paired blood samples were collected from continuous-flow LVAD patients (n=35). VWF was quantified with immunoblotting. In vitro experiments: (1) To investigate whether LVAD support alters angiogenesis, human endothelial cells were cultured with LVAD patient plasma (n=11). To investigate mechanism, endothelial cells were cultured with VWF fragments produced by exposing human VWF and ADAMTS-13 (VWF protease) to LVAD-like shear stress (175 dyne/cm 2 , n=8). Clinical study results: in all patients (n=35, mean support 666±430 days), LVAD support degraded high-molecular-weight VWF multimers ( P 〈 0.0001) into low-molecular-weight VWF multimers ( P 〈 0.0001) and VWF fragments ( P 〈 0.0001). In patients with gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia (n=7), VWF fragments were elevated ( P =0.02) versus nonbleeders. In contrast, in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding without angiodysplasia, VWF fragments were not elevated versus nonbleeders ( P =0.96). In vitro experiments results: LVAD patient plasma caused abnormal angiogenesis with reduced tubule length ( P =0.04) and migration ( P =0.05). Similarly, endothelial cells grown with VWF degradation fragments exhibited reduced tubule length ( P 〈 0.001) and migration ( P =0.01). Conclusions LVAD patients who bled from angiodysplasia had higher levels of VWF fragments than nonbleeders and gastrointestinal bleeders without angiodysplasia. VWF fragments caused abnormal angiogenesis in vitro. These findings suggest that VWF fragments may be a mechanistic link between LVAD support, abnormal angiogenesis, angiodysplasia, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1941-3289 , 1941-3297
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.004638
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2018
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